The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13
DISSAIlSvlRD LABOR
LIVELY DEMONSTRATIONS IN
1HE COKE REGION.
The Tie.Up on the Broadway Ele.
waited Railr0ad-Only Four
Running.

PITr BURG, Pa, July l2.-Advices
from the coke region state that the
strikers at Jimtown marched down to
the works last night, aud by firing re.
volvers In the air and otherwise men
acing the workmen, frightened num-
Der OF them away. The Pinkerton
men at West Leisebring were notified,
and detachment Of twenty. five armed
men we're sent to guard the works.
Everything oquiet this morning, and
the non.upion men who we're fright
ened of have all returned 10 work.
The strike is now as far from settle
ment as ever. The operators, how.
ever, are determined to resume opera
tions, and new men will be imported
as soon as arrangements can be made
to accommodate them. The work Of
evicting the strikers will now be prose-
cuted with great visor, as the houses
will be needed for The new men.
THE ELEVATED ROAD STRIKE.
New YORK, July 1.-THE Brooklyn
'elevsted,rosd this morning is running
only four trains, the eng mes Of which
are manned by men who formerly
ewitched the trains on the East New
York end. The strikers ttate that
they have demanded that the days
work be reduced from nine hours and
fifty minutes to nine hours, and the
pay OF the fremen be increased from
81 rs to 90 per day. A n ember Of
District No. 75 rays that the employees
OF car lines In that assembly were
notified to be in readiness to "tie up"
at any moment. They offered the
years agret ment made with the com.
pany as an objection and II was taken
as a valid one, but this morning the
company broke the agreement by
posting new time tables on which the
number Ct "trippers" Is greatly In
creased, and the men consider them
selves no longer bound by II, and a
general tieup may be ordered. The
strikers held an enthusiastic meeting
this morning at knights of Pythiss
ball on Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn.
They determined TO stay out and make
no further overtures to the company,
Chairman Wright, OF the Locomo olive
Engineer Committee, sent the fol
lowing telegram in the course Of the
morning:
To Harry Hayes, First Grand Assistant I'm
gineer, Cleveland, o.;
ENGINEERS all out. Firemen all out. Blu
two hostleIs and two switchmen running
Success certain"
A committee Of FIVE was appointed
to wait on Mayor Whitney Of Brook
lyD, Boiler Inspector Powers and ib,
Police Commissioners ard notify then
OF tho incompetent men employed
and asking that some steps be tsker
TO remedy the evil. The committe,
reported when they returned tina
these gentlemen had no authority t.
interfere.
During the day the company mad,
strenuous efforts 10 secure men q
take the strikers places. At moor
seven engines we're running, but tn,
ptr.uasions ofthe strikers bad reduce,
the number TO three at 8 o'clock. Oh
ficers Of the company learned tina
strikers were riding on the engine
trying TO iuduce the new engineers L
strike. They accordingly requested
the police TO interfere. At each eta
ton policeman was on duty, bu
there were 10 outbreaks.
The Joint committees Of the Broth
erhood OF Locomotive Firemen an
Engineers adopted Gard to tn
Public" In which they warn the pub
lie against the incompttency OF tca
engineers and also disclsim the re
sponsibility for any trouble or obstru'
tions on the road.